Admissions & selectivity
Florida International University Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at FIU?
FIU’s reported acceptance rate is 54.7%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 54.7%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
Florida International University admits 54.7% of applicants, a rate well below the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 36,113 applicants, 21,976 admitted, and 5,854 enrolled.
What SAT and ACT scores do FIU students report?
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported an average high-school GPA of 4.00 among enrolled first-year students, with 99.0% of the entering class reporting a GPA. Among those who reported a class rank, 23% placed in the upper tenth of their high-school class and 46% in the upper quarter.
76% of the entering class reported a rank. The middle half of enrolled students who submitted SAT scores earned between 1070 and 1260, with 92% of the entering class submitting.
For the ACT, the middle half range was 22 to 27, though only 8% of enrolled students submitted ACT scores. These ranges describe the enrolled class, not minimum requirements.
Applicants can look to the 1070 and 1260 SAT figures, or the 22 and 27 ACT figures, as a reference point for the academic profile of recent entering students.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at FIU. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
- 25th percentile
- 1070
- 75th percentile
- 1260
CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
- 25th percentile
- 22
- 75th percentile
- 27
CDS 2025-26 · enrolled first-year score submitters. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Who enrolls at FIU?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41.4%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 64.3%
- First-year retention
- 91.8%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
These measures use different populations and reporting periods, rather than one current entering class. The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
Florida International University admits 54.7% of applicants, well below the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university received 36,113 first-year applications, admitted 21,976, and enrolled 5,854.
The undergraduate enrollment of 39,508 includes an estimated 64.3% who transferred in, and 41.4% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 8,622 transfer applicants, admitted 6,362, and enrolled 4,186.
Applicants from community colleges and those eligible for Pell Grants should connect with the transfer and financial aid offices early to understand how their credits and aid eligibility will apply.
Florida International University retains 91.8% of its full-time bachelor's-seeking first-year students, above the peer median of 83.1%. Its six-year graduation rate for the first-time full-time cohort is 74.4%, also above the peer median of 65.0%.
In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported a 92% retention rate for the first-time, full-time fall 2024 entering class. For the first-time, full-time fall 2019 entering class, the six-year graduation rate was 78.0%, with Pell recipients graduating at a rate of 77.0%, slightly below the overall rate.
The federal Pell completion rate is 55.1%, which sits below the overall rate. Enrolled students can expect retention and graduation rates that exceed peer medians.
Data & methodology
A missing figure does not mean zero. Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.